No time, girls: 14 benefits of dating a younger man

by Julia Austin

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….younger guys will push you to be more flexible, taking you to restaurants that are so trendy you have to wait two hours for a table….

They’re hot-bodied and have cheery dispositions, but there’s a lot more to a younger guy than meets the eye. More importantly, there’s a lot more he does for your life and your wellbeing that you may not have thought of.

YOU’RE REMINDED OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE

You have lived and learned a lot, but you don’t always have the chance to appreciate that, because all of your peers have learned the same things so you feel ordinary. But when you’re dating a younger guy, he’ll regularly be awed and amazed (and educated!) by things you say that you thought were commonplace! He’ll remind you of all the knowledge you’ve acquired over the years.

YOU RE-LEARN TO ENJOY THE SIMPLE THINGS

Younger guys probably won’t have as much money as older guys, but for this exact reason they’re forced to be more creative when it comes to dates. A younger guy will re-teach you to enjoy hole in the wall restaurants with tons of quirky charm, and picnics, and $3 wing nights.

YOU’RE IN-TOUCH WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING

Face it: guys in their twenties and early thirties have their finger on the pulse of changes that will soon shape our world. If you’re dating them, you’ll regularly be involved in conversations about some of the most important happenings in culture, society and the media.

HE MAKES YOU LOOK YOUNGER

It’s a psychological fact: when someone looks at a group of people, they assume they’re all around the same age. Run around with a younger guy and his younger friends, and you look younger.

HE’LL (HOPEFULLY) MAKE A STRONG EFFORT

A young guy will feel a healthy amount of intimidation dating an older woman, and because of this he will try extra hard to impress you. And it’s sort of flattering to have a guy seem nervous around you, right?

HE’LL WANT TO HAVE SEX A LOT

Younger guys have more sexual stamina—they just do. And having sex is healthy for you, physically and mentally!

HE’LL (HOPEFULLY) MAKE A STRONG EFFORT IN SEX

Again, he’ll feel intimidated believing you have a lot to compare him to in the bedroom department, and so he’ll try extra hard to satisfy you.

YOU’LL HANG OUT AT YOUR PLACE MORE

You probably have a nicer, bigger and cleaner place than he does. For that reason alone, he’ll want to spend the night at your place more, meaning you don’t have to drive over to his place all the time.

HE’LL MOTIVATE YOU TO WORK OUT

Your metabolism isn’t quite what his is, so to keep up with his tight little shape, you’ll be hitting the gym more!

HE’LL RESTORE YOUR FAITH IN LOVE

Younger guys don’t have all the bitter, negative, jaded opinions on love and dating that older men do. They bounce back quickly from heartbreak and have an excited, optimistic outlook on finding “the one.” They’ll remind you how freeing and joyful that outlook was, and maybe instill it again in you.

HE’LL MAKE YOU GO WITH THE FLOW

As you’ve gotten older, you’ve gotten stuck in your ways. You like dinner at a certain time, and belongings in a certain place. But younger guys will push you to be more flexible, taking you to restaurants that are so trendy you have to wait two hours for a table, and miss that scheduled dinner time you’re attached to. They’ll drop towels on the floor, but they’ll look so cute doing it.

HE’LL LISTEN TO YOU

In an effort to seem more mature, younger men will pay extra close attention to you when you talk. In their minds, when you talk, it’s adult talk, and they want to prove they can keep up with it. It makes them feel distinguished.

HE’S WILLING TO CHANGE

Young guys aren’t set in their ways yet! You can still guide a younger guy out of bad habits, bad mindsets—you name it. With older men, you kind of just have to accept what you don’t like.

THEY’LL MAKE YOU TRY NEW THINGS

You’re probably dedicated to your one happy hour place with friends, and your one restaurant for Saturday nights out. But younger guys want to try every new club, every popular restaurant, every trendy food truck, every gallery opening of their artsy friend and so on. They’ll make you re-discover your city.

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Comments (2)

  1. Its all a lie! Any younger guy that can date an older woman already has a lot of guts. So they are just not the sissys you described above. I’m dating one and I’m hella scared of him cos he keeps me on my toes and not the other way around. Besides once you’re in the r/ship with him,you actually even forget you’re older cos he’s a man so naturally you feel like the weaker sex.

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